Maud (approximately pronounced "mawd" in English), is an Old German feminine given name meaning "powerful battler". It is a variant of the given name Matilda but is uncommon as a surname.
The name's popularity in 19th century England is associated with Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem Maud. People with the name include:
Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon (1074–1130), daughter of Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria and heir to his earldom of Huntingdon
Maud Adams (born 1945), Swedish actress
Maud Gonne (1866–1953), English-born Irish revolutionary, feminist, actress and long time poetic inspiration to William Butler Yeats
Maud Lewis (1903-1970), Canadian folk artist
Maud Meyer, Sierra Leonean Nigerian jazz singer
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942), Canadian writer
Maud Mulder (born 1981), Dutch singer
Maud Powell (1867–1920), American violinist
Maud of Savoy (1125–1158), first Queen Consort of Portugal
Maud of Wales (1869–1938), also known as "Maud, Queen of Norway", a member of the British Royal Family
Princess Maud of Fife (1893–1945), member of the British Royal Family
Empress Matilda, (1102–1169), also known as "Mahaut", "Maud" or "Maude", daughter of King Henry I of England and mother to King Henry II of England
Maud Flanders, wife of Ned Flanders from The Simpsons
Maud Pie, older sister of Pinkie Pie from the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode of the same name
